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Heading in chapter 03 — Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

Dried fish, smoked fish and fish flour

Fish, Dried, Salted Or In Brine; Smoked Fish, Whether Or Not Cooked Before Or During The Smoking Process; Flours, Meals And Pellets, Of Fish Fit For Human Consumption

$39MIndia’s exports in 2025
27countries bought from India in 2025
1.1×change since 2013 ($36M)
under 1%of chapter 03 exports

India’s exports, year by year

US$, calendar years, all destinations combined. Source: UN Comtrade (India’s own reports).

Biggest buyers, 2025

  1. China, Hong Kong SAR
  2. Bangladesh
  3. Sri Lanka
  4. Bhutan
  5. Thailand
  6. Other Asia, nes
  7. United Kingdom
  8. Nepal
  9. Singapore
  10. Germany

Ranked by value. Country-by-country figures are not shown.

What's inside 0305

13 codes India exports
0305.72Fish heads, tails and maws$20M in 2025 — 49% of the total0305.59Dried fish, smoked fish and fish flour — other types$19M in 2025 — 49% of the total0305.69Dried fish, smoked fish and fish flour — other types$340K in 2025 — under 1% of the total0305.71Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process…$110K in 2024 — under 1% of the total0305.49Smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal: Other$90K in 2025 — under 1% of the total0305.39Dried fish, smoked fish and fish flour — other smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal$50K in 2025 — under 1% of the total0305.63Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal: Anchovies (Engraulis…$30K in 2025 — under 1% of the total0305.51Dried fish, other than edible fish offal, whether or not salted but not smoked : Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus…$20K in 2024 — under 1% of the total0305.20Livers and roes of fish, dried, smoked, salted or in brine$10K in 2024 — under 1% of the total0305.52Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp…$10K in 2024 — under 1% of the total0305.62Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal: Cod (Gadus morhua…$10K in 2023 — under 1% of the total0305.54Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), anchovies (Engraulis spp.), sardines (Sardina pilchardus…$0 in 2025 — under 1% of the total0305.79Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process…$0 in 2025 — under 1% of the total

Other codes in chapter 03

0306Crustaceans, smoked and cooked$5.1B in 20250307Molluscs, flours and pellets of molluscs$840M in 20250303Frozen fish$603M in 20250304Fish fillets and other fish meat$274M in 20250302Fish, fresh or chilled$38M in 20250301Live ornamental fish$2.3M in 2025